Question 1

The risk-free market rate is essentially the rate of return that compensates solely for time
preference.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Refer to the graph. If a ﬁnancial asset's average expected rate of return and beta put it at point F,

Accepted Answer

A)   arbitrage will push down the price of the asset and lower the average expected rate of return to Y.
B)   arbitrage will push up the price of the asset and lower the average expected rate of return to Y.
C)   a restrictive monetary policy is needed to move the asset onto the Security Market Line.
D)   an expansionary monetary policy is needed to move the asset onto the Security Market Line.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The Federal Reserve changes the risk-free interest rate most directly

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A)   by changing the reserve requirement.
B)   by changing the federal funds rate.
C)   by changing the discount rate.
D)   with open-market operations.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Investors face the risk that the economy could go into another recession. This risk is

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A)   idiosyncratic.
B)   diversiﬁable.
C)   systemic.
D)   time preference.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Another name for diversiﬁable risk is

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A)   systemic risk.
B)   inﬂation risk.
C)   idiosyncratic risk.
D)   cyclical risk.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Time value of money refers to the idea that a speciﬁc amount of money

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A)   can be converted into other currencies in the foreign exchange market.
B)   is needed to purchase goods and services.
C)   is more valuable the sooner it is received.
D)   can buy less goods and services if inﬂation occurs over time.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

"Don't put all your eggs in one basket." Interpret in terms of economic concepts.

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This saying is referring to diversiﬁcati...

Question 8

You deposit $5,000 in a 5-year bank CD that pays 3 percent interest per year. How much will you get from this deposit at maturity?

Accepted Answer

A)   $5,155
B)   $5,751
C)   $5,796
D)   $6,500E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Xavier is a baseball player negotiating a contract to play for a team for one year. He is usually paid $10 million a year for playing, but the salary cap for his team means that he will have to be paid $5
Million this year and the remainder next year. If the interest rate is 8 percent, how much should that
Remaining amount be next year?

Accepted Answer

A)   $5.0 million
B)   $5.1 million
C)   $5.4 million
D)   $6.1 millionE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Indy owns 100 shares of stock in Pet Mart Corporation that he purchased for $20 per share. Every year he has received, from company proﬁts, $1 for each share he owns. Indy should necessarily sell
His stock if

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A)   the price falls below $20 per share.
B)   he expects the sum of future capital gains and dividends to be negative.
C)   the company stops paying dividends.
D)   any of these circumstances occur.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Payments to holders of corporate bonds are known as dividends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Bond payments are generally more predictable than stocks because

Accepted Answer

A)   interest on bonds is not taxable.
B)   stock prices and dividends exhibit little volatility.
C)   bonds generate higher average rates of return.
D)   bond owners know the size and timing of payments they will receive.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

A bond that pays no annual interest (or coupons)  and has a face value at maturity will fetch a price today that is equal to the

Accepted Answer

A)   future value of its face value.
B)   number of years in the life of the bond times its face value.
C)   present value of the number of years in the life of the bond times its face value.
D)   present value of its face value.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The so-called risk-free rate in ﬁnancial markets is indicated by the rate of return on short-term U.S.
government bonds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Suppose that some people invest $1,000 today in a ﬁnancial asset that will make one future payment. The longer they must wait for the future payment, the

Accepted Answer

A)   higher the future payment they will expect to receive.
B)   lower the future payment they will expect to receive.
C)   lower the risk of not receiving that future payment.
D)   more they will want to invest.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 16

What is ﬁnancial economics? What are the most important investor preferences?

Accepted Answer

Financial economics studies investor pre...

Question 17

Refer to the graph. Suppose a particular ﬁnancial asset's risk and return proﬁle puts it at point E. The process of arbitrage will

Accepted Answer

A)   move the ﬁnancial asset to point G on the Security Market Line.
B)   move the ﬁnancial asset to point D.
C)   move the ﬁnancial asset to point F.
D)   not change the ﬁnancial asset's position on the Security Market Line.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The risk-free interest rate is the rate on long-term U.S. government bonds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

$500 invested at an annual interest rate of 8 percent will be worth how much at the end of one year?

Accepted Answer

A)   $504
B)   $508
C)   $540
D)   $580E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Mutual fund managers tend to focus solely on the

Accepted Answer

A)   short-term (quarterly)  performance of the corporations whose securities they invest in.
B)   long-term performance of the corporations whose securities they invest in.
C)   assets of the corporations whose securities they invest in.
D)   liabilities of the corporations whose securities they invest in.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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